The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-05
SANS CREEK ITEMS.
one Man KILLED and Two Wounded by Boiler
Explosion and Barn Burned-oener
Ite1ns of interest.

Last Monday morning, a few minutes after
e;obt n clock, a loud and heavy report was
hoard here. which was characterized by some
os that of a very heavy blast, while others
Thought it might be caused by another earth
onake. Later, however all speculation was
at an end. We learned that an acclaent had oc-
Cured near Unionville, Frederick county,
about SEVEN miles or eight miles from mere,
which resulted in the killing of one man, the
woundinp of another and the scaldihg OF the
third. * number of men were threshing at
Mr.. VIM. L. Longs barn, with twelve horse
mower portable engine, belonging to VIM M.
Gather & Co., when the boiler exploded,
blowing the engine to pieces and setting the
barn on fire. The engineer, John lzer, was
instantly killed, having his skull crushed, his
arm and back broken and his body otherwise
mangled. Mr.. Long was knocked senseless
by fragment of the engine, but 1t is thought
he is not seriously injured, U. Stitely, the
feeder of the separator, was severely scalded;
They had threshed about seventy bushels ana
had stopped to grease. Mr.. Stitely, as feeder,
and Mr.. IZer, as engineer, exchanged places.
Mr.. Stiteley then turned on the steam to start,
when one of the men hallowed to stop, as he
had not finished greasing. and when he turned
off the explosion occurred.
The barn with with all of its contents, con-
sisting of grain, hay, farming implements,
harness and the large separator with wnlch
tbey were threshing were entirely consumed.
All the stock was saved with the exception OF
one calf. The barn and contents were IN
sured in the Montgomery County Fire In;
surance Company. 1t is said that they had
been running the engine at risk Tor the past
month, perhaps longer, and that hrm at
present has their order for new traction en-
CINE The steam guage registered about one
hundred pounds when the explosion occurred
and it is said that the shock was so terrific
that before those who had escaped injury
could realize what had happened the barn was
on fire. We were told by one who visited the
scene after the explosion, that only small trag-
ments of the engine could be seen and that
one large niece was blown half a mile distant.
Another red hot piece went up and came
down through the roof into the grain NOW
where the men were at work. The accident
occurred only about fifty yards from where
Mr.. Charles Whitehill was struck by lightning
and killed last summer. Mr.. lzer, who was
an industrious and energetic man, was 70
years old, and leaves wife and one chiid.
His funeral service took place last Wednes
day morning, at Llnganore ohapel' "hefe n'
was inferred.
One day last week Mr.. Isaiah Devilbiss lost
a valuable Young horse from eating two much
clover chat.
la an item in our last weeks letter, we
made an error by being wrongly informed :,
1t should have been David Rigler, instead OF
David Green, an employee of N. b. Franklin,
instead of A. E. Franklin, as was reported,
who met with an accident while returning
from p. j. Bennett creamery. He was con-
siderably bruised, instead of escaping INJURY.
Benjamin Hooper was severely bitten IN I tne
hand by shepherd dog belonging to jesse
T. Wilson.
Our young miller, Levi F. Devilbiss, in
tends removing to the farm this spring. The
property is now for rent, as will be seen by
advertisement in the ADVOCATE.